Sashi Kumar

Sashi Kumar is an Indian journalist. He set up the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, which was administered by the Media Development Foundation which he had founded.

Early life and education Kumar was born at Karupadanna near Kodungallur in the Thrissur District of the erstwhile State of Travancore–Cochin. The film is based on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and 2002 Gujarat riots.

He ran a regular column titled “Unmediated” in the fortnightly Frontline and articles were compiled under the same title and published by Tulika Books, New Delhi in 2013. He is also a member of Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust. He is the chairman of the Asian College of Journalism. He also sought the Court to look into the Constitutional validity of the offence of sedition.

Digital platform, Asiaville In April 2019, he launched Asiaville, a multi-platform digital media venture. Asiaville partnered with Twitter (now X.com) and IIT Madras. In August 2022, Spotify announced a collaboration with Asiaville.that is expected to enable 1000 language podcast creators. In December 2022, Asiaville launched a 20-episode podcast on a 2017 book, Veerappan: Chasing a brigand.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1980 Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal 2004 Kaya Taran Directorial debut 2009 Loudspeaker Anand Menon 2014 Balyakalasakhi Ameen Sahib 2015 Love 24x7 Dr. Satheesh 2015 Ennu Ninte Moideen Kottatil Madhavan 2020 Death, Lies & Cyanide Narrator Podcast

Awards 2007: Viayaraghavan Memorial Award for his contribution to journalism by Kerala government. 2005: G. Aravindan Award for Best Debut Filmmaker for Kaya Taran. He received the Swadeshabhimani Award by the Government of Kerala in 2012.